Trump’s attack on Iran and the plot against your vote
Donald Trump is planning to use his attack on Iran to justify a power grab over voting in the 2026 midterms.
Marc Elias
As the founder of Democracy Docket and Partner at Elias Law Group, Marc Elias is a nationally recognized authority in voting rights, redistricting and law. In 2020, Marc led the historic legal effort to protect voting rights, winning over 60 lawsuits against the GOP’s efforts to suppress the vote. As Republicans continue to mount aggressive challenges to voting, Marc continues to fight back in court and on Twitter. Fighting for democracy by his side is Marc’s Portuguese Water Dog named Blue.
Democracy will not survive without strong independent media
Trump and his allies are rapidly taking over our major news outlets.
Tonight: A wannabe king speaks to his court of GOP jester
Trump will enter with pomp and circumstance unimaginable to the founders. He will be greeted, adorned and celebrated in a manner fit for a king.
Susan Rice is right. Now Netflix must choose.
The institutions and individuals who betrayed democratic principles will bear that mark of shame well into the future.
Trump’s tariffs fell. His assault on the Constitution continues.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump’s tariffs were illegal and violated the U.S. Constitution.
Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections
When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come.
In Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part
In Donald Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part. Everything is intended to be said aloud for everyone to hear.
Two cases and the grease that breaks democracy
The obvious lesson many are drawing is that ordinary citizens are more reliable protectors of democracy than judges in black robes.
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
Trump has never accepted election results and he is only getting worse
While Trump has been banging the rigged-election drum for years, it is getting worse.
